Loads of these will sell.. and the price will drop when they have been available of a few months..

No longer Pablo Ricasso

They will sell them ALL…

neversink

Let’s see. I have the 500mm f/4 and all teleconverters for it. So with the 1.4 attached I now have a great 700mm f/5.6 and with 2.0 attached I have a 1000mm f /8.0 These are still focusable with the D4 and D800.

It is always funny for me when you from USA are complaining
about prices (for anything…) I’m not telling that the 800mm lens is cheap,
not at all… I’m just trying to cheer you up, because can be worse… Here in
Norway the lens cost 138399,-NOK it is ~25150,-USD… Anyone? 🙂

Aldo

that is just our nature… we complain about prices on one end and rant about companies sending jobs to china on the other.

poor

and complain nothing is made in usa

Chimphappyhour

This comment made in Guangzhou.

neversink

It’s your high taxes that causes that inequality. Want me to order one for you and we’ll split the difference on the $8,500 you’ll save!!!! Or just come to the states and buy one and take it back with you…

BBB

Huge let down that the 18-35mm isn’t a fixed aperture (not even f/4!? Common) Would’ve been perfect for video or anything done in studio/outdoor. I hate these cheap entry level FX lenses.

I’d wait to see resolution when stopped down before makign final judgment. Yes I would’ve loved a 16-35 VR upgrade without the huge 16mm disto but that is for another day. This is small, “affordable” and will find its way to many camera bags IMHO. Totally agree with the fixed aperture though… 🙁

Donatello

I’m waiting for an upgrade for 16-35mm (from f/4 to f/2.8 like Canon). And of course – control correction over geometrical distorssion. Any rumors about that?

Donatello

Aldo

18k for melted sand… I think I’m in the wrong business…

stanley

I’ll start filling out the second-mortgage papers on my house tomorrow. 18k their out of their MF minds!!

Denver Shooter

Roberts Imaging is also accepting pre orders. Nikon told them April delivery

You dont need $18,000.00 ? Send it to me then because i need the cash!

Rhonbo

With the 18-35 there seems to be a contradiction as the adbvertisement says “A new optical design with superior resolution that makes the most of digital-SLR cameras with extremely high pixel counts, such as the D600”
How could this be so if the MTF Chart shows a soft lens?

Because the best resolution of these lenses lies in stopping down. And the lens is decently sharp in the center of the frame.

Kim

Quite right! and to the point 🙂
All MTF’s are shown at max aperture (unfortunately)

www.photosbykristopher.com

What is the point of adding the 18mm-35mm 3.5-4.5? This really just adds another incomplete lens to the Nikon wide angle zoom debacle.

Kim

Because the old one is mediocre, and the new one with more ED-glass, more aspherical-glass, new internal zoom, AF-S focus, and a 12 years newer optical design without a doubt is a much better lens for those who like small and inexpensive!
Those who dont, buy the bigger ones and has no right to diss this lens 😉

Nikon UWA debacle? Like the heralded 14-24? Or the unique 16-35 VR? Maybe if you’d left “zoom” out of the equation I would’ve agreed but I fail to see what Canon, Sigma, Tamron, Tokina have on Nikon in the UWA market. In fact, I’d be willing to say, IMHO, Nikon has the upper hand in this market.

These are all great lenses, but for most PJ, & wedding photographers a solid 2.8 zoom that takes filters would be great. The 17-35mm 2.8 has run it’s course, & this new lens would have been truly amazing if it were a fixed 2.8 lens.

Makes sense and I must admit not shooting weddings that often. When I do, I take my 24-70 and swap to my UWA on rare occasions.

Pat

even landscape photogs can use the 16-35 f/2.8. Nikon already filed two patents (both reported by NR) on a new 16-35/2.8 VR. Where’s the lens?????

mrterrabyte

If you’re a working pro sports shooter, you’ll have the 800mm paid for in a couple of shoots….it’s obviously not built for everyone…

5DollarFootlong

Couple shoots? LMAO! MAYBE 20…MAYBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

s.dunn

Funny thing about the 800 f5.6, there is a lot of revolution in this lens that people will discover as it rolls out. They have managed to do a few things in this lens that they have never done with AFS lenses before and I think a lot of people who are interested in the technical side of Nikkor lenses and the f-mount will be impressed.

Not to mention the MTF curve is stupid good.

Stanley

I don’t know who you shoot for but if ALL your checks go towards your credit-card bill…oh wait you better have a 25k card-limit…well anyways if all your checks go towards paying off an 18k lens and you can do it in 2 or 3 shoots. Who the hell are you shooting for because I want to shoot for them too!!!